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001 | COU20168 | ||
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020 | _a9780007524310 | ||
100 | _aEugenides, Jeffrey | ||
245 | _aThe Virgin Suicides | ||
260 | _bBloomsbury | ||
500 | _aBook | ||
500 | _aMonograph | ||
520 | _aSynopsis:Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a tragedy that has always defied explanation. For still, the question remains – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives?This hypnotic and unforgettable novel treats adolescent love and death with haunting sensitivity and dark humour, and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. | ||
650 | _aFiction | ||
942 | _cBKSTD | ||
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